The Delhi High Court restrained 11 sellers from infringing Fullife Healthcare’s ‘Chicnutrix’ trademark and ordered Meesho to remove counterfeit listings within 72 hours. The court also asked the platform to share seller details within two weeks.
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has recently passed an important order protecting the rights of a registered trademark owner against counterfeit sellers.
Justice Tejas Karia was hearing a plea filed by Fullife Healthcare Pvt Ltd, the registered trademark owner of the nutrition and wellness brand ‘Chicnutrix’.
The company had approached the court seeking a permanent injunction against infringement of its mark and asking for action against online sellers who were promoting fake products.
During the hearing, Fullife’s counsel Advocate Sumit Nagpal argued that despite repeated complaints,
“the e-commerce platform Meesho had permitted the continued listing of infringing products by the 11 sellers.”
He submitted that these sellers were openly selling counterfeit products carrying the company’s registered trademark or a deceptively similar name, which was misleading consumers and damaging the brand’s goodwill.
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In its interim order dated September 25, which became publicly available on Saturday, the Delhi High Court restrained 11 sellers from engaging in any activity related to fake Chicnutrix products. Justice Karia directed that they or their representatives were prohibited from
“manufacturing, selling, advertising or promoting counterfeit products bearing the plaintiffs’ (Fullife’s) registered trademark ‘Chicnutrix’ or a deceptively similar mark.”
Along with this, the court issued strong directions to the platform itself. Meesho was ordered to remove the infringing products listed on its website.
The court directed that
“Meesho take down, block or suspend 21 URLs mentioned in the plaint showing the listing of counterfeit products within 72 hours, besides disclosing the details, including contact numbers, addresses and GST details of the infringing sellers within two weeks.”
The order comes as a significant step in trademark protection, highlighting that online marketplaces cannot escape liability when counterfeit products are openly listed on their platforms.
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It also sends a clear message that intellectual property rights of genuine companies must be safeguarded to protect both the brand reputation and consumer trust.
This case also reinforces that once a company has a registered trademark, it can seek strong legal remedies from the courts to prevent misuse of its brand name, especially in the fast-growing e-commerce sector where counterfeit products are often sold through multiple sellers.
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